World Encyclopedia of 20th Century Murder by Jay Robert Nash

Author:Jay Robert Nash
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781590775325
Publisher: M. Evans & Company

One person went to trial for complicity in the Jonestown Massacre. Thirty-five-year-old former Quaker Layton, a member of Jones’s death squad, was charged with injuring U.S. diplomat Richard Dwyer and conspiracy to kill Congressman Ryan. The jury in the San Francisco courtroom was unable to agree on a verdict. The courtroom was packed with relatives of the victims when, on Sept. 23, 1981, a mistrial was declared by Judge Robert Peckham.

Jones, Jeremiah, 1913- , Brit. As a youngster, Jeremiah Jones, the son of a London chambermaid, had a violent and unpredictable nature. At only six years old, he was a truant, a delinquent, and a thief. In June 1920, at age seven, he was playing with two younger boys when one refused to give him a toy. He pushed the child into a canal, stoned him, and stepped on his fingers until he drowned. When accused, he testified that the boy had fallen, and the death was ruled accidental.

He soon began to have wild outbursts. When interviewed by child psychiatrist Cyril Burt, Jones admitted to the murder. The other boy agreed, saying that he had remained silent because Jones threatened him. Jones was sent to a series of homes, where his temper remained violent and he developed an intense fear of water. At age nine, he began to show signs of stability. It is unknown what happened to him in his adult life.

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